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Dame schools Started
Schools typically in the homes of women taught the children how to read ad wright and memorized prayers. -
Bill for public education
In the late 1770s there was a bill proposed by thomas Jefferson that would allow the general public to go to school at their expense he promised that it would ensure the pubic with happiness. -
Mandatory schools in Massachusetts
Massachusetts passes a law that requires every town to have a grammar school and allows fines on parents who do not send their children -
Meyer v Nebraska
The supreme court rules the Nebraska Simon act violates students civil liberties established in the due process the first time the court claims students have civil rights in school. -
First SAT was given
The SAT was given to 8000 students it lasted 40 minutes and had 315 questions -
Future teachers of america was founded
Future teachers of america was founded by Joy elmer morgan who graduated from the university of nebraska lincoln. -
Brown v board of education
A law suit filed because their children were required to go to segregated schools that were separated but not equal. -
Elementary and secondary education act
Provides federal funding $4 billion based on the number of poor students. Funding varies from 1/4th to 1/2 of what was promised. -
Computers added to classrooms
Seymore Papert in Mindstorms describes three ways for students to use computers, as a tutor, tutee, and tool. -
Columbine shooting
In Columbine, Colorado two high school students murder 12 students and one teacher on April 20. It becomes, at the time, the worst school shooting in U.S. history and prompts significant changes to insure safe school environments. Safety changes like: visitor sign in, locks on classroom doors, locked doors, intruder drills, armed guards, metal detectors, fencing, barriers, which change the school experience for all students.
